SocietyBeyond Buzzwords: What China’s Youth Is Really Saying

Chinese young people are using new social-media vocabulary to rethink what makes life meaningful. “Qumei” questions prestige and inherited definitions of success; “zero-debt youth” seeks to reduce burdens; “human enrichment” and “huorengan” emphasize experience and authenticity; while “xiexiu” humorously celebrates solutions that work despite being unconventional.

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